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  • Snow, and cleanup costs, are piling up

    Marlboro mayor worried about budget BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The winter’s wicked weather that has dumped significant amounts of snow across New Jersey is taking its toll on municipalities’ budgets for snow removal. Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik joked that prior to becoming mayor, he loved snow days just as much as children do. Now,…

  • Officials explain test results

    FRHSD administrators describe how Marlboro H.S. earned ‘in need of improvement’ tag BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Although Marlboro High School has been deemed a school in need of improvement based on the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) provision of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Freehold Regional High School District administrators say the law,…

  • Lola goes to Westminster

    Beagle who calls Howell home competes in famous show at Madison Square Garden BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Keith Paladino walks Lola, a 3-year-old beagle who lives in Howell, around the ring during the recent Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. HOWELL — Her name is Lola. She is a show…

  • FRHSD board preparing for tough budget choices

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Because of a pending reduction in state aid, the Freehold Regional High School District will be going into what one Board of Education member called a crisis mode with the formation of the 2010-11 school year budget. Freehold Township representative Tom Caiazza serves on the FRHSD Board of Education finance…

  • Woman injured in mugging

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — No arrest has been made following a mugging that occurred outside an office building at 495 Iron Bridge Road on Feb. 15. Police officers responded to a call for assistance at 7:30 p.m. Freehold Township Detective William Peace said Police Officer Chris DeAngelo responded to the…

  • Deadline set for project applications

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Neighborhood Pride Committee has announced the deadline for applications for two community projects. The community garden has quite a few plots available for amateur gardeners seeking to create and cultivate flowers, herbs or vegetables in the garden at Ford Avenue and Lloyd Street. Applications for plots need to be filled…

  • Colorectal cancer run/walk March 27

    CentraState Medical Center, in conjunction with the Freehold Area Running Club and the Jersey Shore Running Club, will sponsor a colorectal cancer awareness and fundraising run/walk on March 27 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. The “Paulette Steps Toward Cancer Wellness” 5K run/1-mile walk is named in honor of marathon runner and rectal cancer…

  • Manalapan police seek clues in incident involving teen

    MANALAPAN — Manalapan police officers are investigating what may have been an attempted luring of a female juvenile at about 5:30 p.m. March 2. According to a press release provided by the Manalapan Police Department, the 15-year-old female resident of The Villages residential development, off of Woodward Road, was walking near the intersection of Coldsprings…

  • Pupils honored for poster

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold presented certificates of appreciation on Feb. 12 to Madison A. Cleary and Samantha N. Mistretta for their winning entry in a poster contest designed to help generate volunteers. The poster will be used by Freehold Township’s fire departments and emergency medical services to recruit volunteers. Madison,…